Udit Narayan was born on the 1st of December to Hare Krishna Jha and Bhuwaneshwari Devi. He studied at Kunauli Bazaar (Saharsa), where he passed his S.S.C. and later obtained his intermediate from Ratna Laxmi Campus (Kathmandu).
He began his career in Nepal singing for Kathmandu Radio Station where he used to sing Maithli and Nepali folk songs. He worked for Kathmandu Radio for almost eight years before the Indian Embassy offered him the chance to study classical music at a prestigious school in Mumbai,Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan on a music scholarship. He wasted no time and came to Bombay in 1978. But success did not come instantly. Only after years of study and several unnoticed recordings did he hit gold with his vocals for
Aamir Khan in 1988\'s
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak. While he was still training in classical music He also started doing the mandatory rounds of music director’s offices. Like all aspiring singers he too faced the bitter disappointment of false promises from the music directors who kept saying that they were impressed by his voice. However it was
Rajesh Roshan who gave him his first break for the film
Unees Bees in 1980 starring
Rakesh Roshan and
Mithun Chakraborty. Even after he sang for Unees Bees nothing clicked for him as the film flopped and the struggling period continued. For over a decade he had to work very hard and nothing seemed to work for him.
In 1988, he made a historic launch into the Bollywood films through
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak and with songs like “
Ae Mere Humsafar”, “
Akele Hain To Kya Gham Hai” and of course the evergreen “
Papa Kehte Hain”for which he won his first Film Fare award, his fame rose to dizzy heights.
The musical success of QSQT made him an overnight star. He was called as the “screen voice” of
Aamir Khan particularly after the songs of
Dil and songs like “
Pehla Nasha” from
Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar. His songs for
Beta and
Laadla starring
Anil Kapoor like “
Koyal Si Teri Boli…” and “
Ladki Hai Kya…” respectively created a huge mass among the listeners. Of course who can forget “
Jaadu Teri Nazar…” and “
Tu Mere Saamne…” rendered for
Shah Rukh Khan in
Darr. He went on to sing other hit songs like “
Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna”, “
Ruk Ja O Dil Deewane…” and “
Najaane Mere Dil Ko Kya Ho Gaya…” for
Shah Rukh Khan again in the mega musical blockbuster Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge. After the songs of
Dil To Pagal Hai,
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and “
Ae Ajnabi” from
Dil Se, he became one of the top singers of Indian film Industry. Fans marvel at his versatility, but his trademark is his “golden smile,” so called because, during upbeat songs, one can actually hear the smile on his lips.
He is married to Deepa Narayan Jha and has a son named Aditya Narayan. He has sung in more than 2600 Hindi films and in 15 Indian language films like Tamil, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Oriya, Bhojpuri, Rajasthani, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannad, Telugu, Garwali, Manipuri, Haryanvi and Maithili. He also acted in two Nepali films :
Kusumey Rumal and
Peerati. Some of his private albums are Bhajan Sangam, Bhajan Vatika, I love You, Dil Deewana, Yeh Dosti, Love is Life, Jhumka de Jhumka, Sona No Ghadulo, Dhuli Ganga, Ma Tarini, and many more… He has performed stage shows in India and abroad like U.S.A, Canada, West Indies, Far East, U.K, South Africa and many European countries.
- Best Playback Singer Award Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak 1988.
- Best Playback Singer Award Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 1995.
- Best Playback Singer Award Raja Hindustani 1996.
- Best Playback Singer Award Lagaan 2001.
- Best Playback Singer Award Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam 1999.
- Best Male Playback Singer Award Lagaan 2002.
- Best Male Playback Singer Award Zindagi Khoobsurat Hai 2003.
- Best Male Playback Singer Award Swades 2005.
- Best Male Playback Singer Award Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam 2000.
- Best Playback Singer Award Kuch Kuch Kota Hai 1998.
- Best Playback Singer Award Raja Hindustani 1996.
- Best Playback Singer Award Devdas 2002.
- Best Playback Singer Award Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam 2000.
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